incidental vs sidelong

incidental

adj
  • Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. 

  • Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident). 

  • Occurring by chance. 

  • Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence. 

noun
  • Something that is incidental. 

  • Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. 

sidelong

adj
  • Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward. 

  • Slanting or sloping; oblique. 

  • Directed to the side; sideways. 

  • Along the side of something. 

adv
  • obliquely 

  • Towards the side; sideways. 

How often have the words incidental and sidelong occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )